Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
Forstall Art Center is celebrating 25 years of serving Birmingham's art community, and we've loved every minute of it! In recognition of our 25th anniversary we have co-hosted two events with UAB’s Department of Art and Art History at the beautiful Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts.
MARK GOLDEN of Golden Artist Colors
ONE ARTIST AT A TIME
Mark Golden, CEO and Co-founder of Golden Artist Colors, began his company in 1980 inside a cow barn at his parents’ retirement home in rural Columbus, New York. Originally making and delivering custom products for artists in Manhattan, Golden Artist Colors continues to craft custom paints with a team of more than 200 employee owners in a 100,000-square-foot facility and sells its products worldwide.
Golden Artist Colors’ legacy began with Mark’s great uncle, Leonard Bocour, and his father, Sam Golden, in their lower Manhattan shop in 1936. They created a business that was more than just making paint for artists; they were making paint with artists. Many of their creations contributed to artists’ efforts to explore new ways of using paint, a theme that has been sustained with even greater resources by Golden Artist Colors. By simply saying “yes” to the requests of artists, Mark Golden and Golden Artist Colors has had the opportunity to work with some of the most notable artists from the last half of the 20th century and today’s contemporary masters.
Mark Golden, CEO and Co-founder of Golden Artist Colors, began his company in 1980 inside a cow barn at his parents’ retirement home in rural Columbus, New York. Originally making and delivering custom products for artists in Manhattan, Golden Artist Colors continues to craft custom paints with a team of more than 200 employee owners in a 100,000-square-foot facility and sells its products worldwide.
Golden Artist Colors’ legacy began with Mark’s great uncle, Leonard Bocour, and his father, Sam Golden, in their lower Manhattan shop in 1936. They created a business that was more than just making paint for artists; they were making paint with artists. Many of their creations contributed to artists’ efforts to explore new ways of using paint, a theme that has been sustained with even greater resources by Golden Artist Colors. By simply saying “yes” to the requests of artists, Mark Golden and Golden Artist Colors has had the opportunity to work with some of the most notable artists from the last half of the 20th century and today’s contemporary masters.
Art Graham of M. Graham Artist Color
AEIVA Hess Family Lecture Hall, University of Alabama at Birmingham
EVERY ARTIST DESERVES THE FINEST COLOR
Arthur Graham is an artist and color chemist who has been making artist’s color for more than 40 years. Longtime colorist and chemist for Grumbacher, Mr. Graham started his own paint company 22 years ago. All M. Graham paints are made in small batches in Portland, Oregon, and the company remains one of the few artist quality paint manufacturers in the U.S. With one foot in the business world and one in the art world, Mr. Graham is tasked with preserving the traditions of the past while forging ahead with innovative processes and products for today’s artists. Mr. Graham will explain the importance of eco-friendly business practices, as well as the quality and composition of artists’ color – specifically the ingredients, types of processing and nature of pigments. Come learn how to evaluate the quality of color like an expert!
Arthur Graham is an artist and color chemist who has been making artist’s color for more than 40 years. Longtime colorist and chemist for Grumbacher, Mr. Graham started his own paint company 22 years ago. All M. Graham paints are made in small batches in Portland, Oregon, and the company remains one of the few artist quality paint manufacturers in the U.S. With one foot in the business world and one in the art world, Mr. Graham is tasked with preserving the traditions of the past while forging ahead with innovative processes and products for today’s artists. Mr. Graham will explain the importance of eco-friendly business practices, as well as the quality and composition of artists’ color – specifically the ingredients, types of processing and nature of pigments. Come learn how to evaluate the quality of color like an expert!
